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¤¨¨¤¨¤¤¨¤¨ over              the               sea. ¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨
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¤¨¤¤¨¨¤¨¤¨ #       ~      ,       ,       ~       # ¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨
¤¨¨¤¨¤¤¨¤¨ the lowland which was  once the  midriff ¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨
¤¨¤¤¨¨¤¨¤¨ of  sweden.  the  salt  flats  span  for ¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨
¤¨¨¤¨¤¤¨¤¨ hundreds of  miles.  from a narrow  line ¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨
¤¨¤¤¨¨¤¨¤¨ of hills  the train  lowers  itself onto ¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨
¤¨¨¤¨¤¤¨¤¨ the  crystals and shoots  north,  like a ¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨
¤¨¤¤¨¨¤¨¤¨ syringe       into       a       baloon. ¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨
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¤¨¤¤¨¨¤¨¤¨ they  call  it the  "mandelbrot crater", ¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨
¤¨¨¤¨¤¤¨¤¨ and it is the rest of a mining disaster. ¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨
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¤¨¤¤¨¨¤¨¤¨ fractures  into  villages  or past them. ¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨
¤¨¨¤¨¤¤¨¤¨ the  people  here  are  pale but  crisp, ¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨
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¤¨¤¤¨¨¤¨¤¨ they  always seem a bit annoyed that you ¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨
¤¨¨¤¨¤¤¨¤¨ are   manifesting  them  into   physical ¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨
¤¨¤¤¨¨¤¨¤¨ form.  like if you  weren't  here,  they ¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨
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¤¨¤¤¨¨¤¨¤¨ against           the           platform ¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨
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